different between nullity vs naught

English

Etymology

From Middle French nullité, from Medieval Latin nullitalis, from Latin nullus

Noun

nullity (countable and uncountable, plural nullities)

1. The state of being null, or void, or invalid.

   nullity of marriage

2. (law) A void act; a defective proceeding or one expressly declared by statute to be a nullity.
3. (mathematics) The difference between the rank of a matrix and the number of columns it has; the dimension of the nullspace of a matrix.

Derived terms

• decree of nullity

Translations

English

Alternative forms

• nought

Etymology

From the Middle English naught, nought, naht, nawiht, from Old English nawiht, equivalent to "no wight". Doublet of nought.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation): enPR: nôt, IPA^(key): /n??t/
• (US): enPR: nôt, IPA^(key): /n?t/
• (cot–caught merger): enPR: nät, IPA^(key): /n?t/
• Rhymes: -??t
• Homophone: not (in accents with the cot-caught merger), knot (in accents with the cot-caught merger)

Pronoun

naught

1. (archaic) Nothing.

   Naught can come of this, you mark my words.

Translations

Noun

naught (countable and uncountable, plural naughts)

1. (archaic) Nothingness.
2. (chiefly US, old-fashioned) Alternative spelling of nought

Derived terms

• naughty

Translations

Numeral

naught

1. (chiefly US, old-fashioned) Alternative spelling of nought

See also

• aught
• naw
• negative
• no
• noot
• not
• nought
• nowt
• ought
• zip

References

• naught in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Middle English

Pronoun

naught

1. Alternative form of nought

Adverb

naught

1. Alternative form of nought

Adjective

naught

1. Alternative form of nought

Noun

naught

1. Alternative form of nought